2023 São Paulo ePrix

2023 São Paulo ePrix
Race 6 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)
Official name 2023 Julius Baer São Paulo ePrix
Location São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.933 km (1.822 mi)
Distance 35[a] laps, 102.655 km (63.787 mi)
Scheduled distance 31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi)
Pole position
Driver
DS
Time 1:11.904
Fastest lap
Driver Sam Bird Jaguar
Time 1:13.684 on lap 30
Podium
First
Jaguar
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Jaguar
Lap leaders

The 2023 São Paulo ePrix was the sixth race of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship on 25 March 2023. It was the first Formula E race held in Brazil.[1] The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.[2]

Background

Pascal Wehrlein entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with an 18 point lead over Jake Dennis.[3] After missing rounds 2–5 with a wrist injury, Robin Frijns made his return to the season.[4]

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 9:40 AM on 25 March.[5]

Group draw
Group A WEH JEV CAS RAS HUG LOT EVA SET ROW MOR MUE
Group B DEN DAC BUE BIR DIG VAN NAT TIC FEN GUE FRI

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Edoardo Mortara
A2 Nick Cassidy
Edoardo Mortara
Stoffel Vandoorne
A1 Stoffel Vandoorne
A4 Jake Hughes
Stoffel Vandoorne
António Félix da Costa
B3 António Félix da Costa
B2 Maximilian Günther
António Félix da Costa
Mitch Evans
B4 Mitch Evans
B1 Sam Bird

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:12:761 — 1:11:920 1:11:929 1:11:904 1
2 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:12:837 1:11:982 1:11:982 1:11.967 2
3 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:12:950 1:11:843 1:12.022 — 3
4 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:12:893 — 1:12:132 1:12.109 — 4
5 10 Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:12:669 1:12:037 — — 10[b]
6 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:12:852 — 1:12:150 — — 5
7 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:12:698 1:12:189 — — 9[c]
8 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:12:909 — 1:12:657 — — 6
9 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:13:157 — — — — 7
10 17 Norman Nato Nissan — 1:12:971 — — — 8
11 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:13:161 — — — — 11
12 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:12:971 — — — 12
13 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:13:200 — — — — 13
14 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:12:991 — — — 14
15 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:13:280 — — — — 18[d]
16 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:13:040 — — — 15
17 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:13:025 — — — — 16
18 33 Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:13.045 — — — 17
19 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:13:330 — — — — 19
20 4 Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra — 1:13:671 — — — 20
21 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:13:382 — — — — 21
- 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:24:491[e] — — — 22
Source:[6]

Race

The race took place at 2:03PM on 25 March.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 53:25.536 3 25
2 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 35 +0.284 5 18
3 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 35 +0.507 10 15+12
4 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 35 +3.487 2 12
5 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 35 +4.042 7 10
6 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 35 +4.576 1 8+31
7 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 35 +5.659 18 6
8 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 35 +6.141 6 4
9 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 35 +7.403 11 2
10 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 35 +7.976 12 1
11 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 35 +15.192[f] 9
12 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 35 +15.345 21
13 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 35 +19.247 22
14 4 Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 35 +20.751 20
15 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 35 +21.465 19
16 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 35 +31.514 16
17 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 35 +34.398[g] 17
Ret 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 19 Collision 13
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 19 Collision 4
Ret 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 13 Collision 14
Ret 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 6 Accident 15
Ret 17 Norman Nato Nissan 0 Collision 8
Source:[7]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ 31 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  2. ^ Bird received a 5-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mitch Evans in Hyderabad.
  3. ^ Günther received a 3-place grid penalty for overtaking Fenestraz under double yellows in Cape Town.
  4. ^ Wehrlein received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Buemi in Cape Town.
  5. ^ Although di Grassi failed to set a lap within the 107% time, he was permitted to race under the stewards' discretion.
  6. ^ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for not following the race director's instructions.
  7. ^ Ticktum received two penalties, totalling 20 seconds, for not following the race director's instructions and for causing a collision with Rowland and Dennis.

References

  1. ^ "São Paulo set to host first E-Prix in Brazil". The Official Home of Formula E (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "The Official Home of Formula E". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ Smith, Sam (20 March 2023). "Frijns set for Formula E return - but reserve still on standby". The Race. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 São Paulo E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Results". Formula E. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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